Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw says that market analysts have marvelled at the high level of oversubscription of the Government's most recent external bond issue. According to Shaw the analysts were not only astonished by the fact that it was 3.8 times the take-up, but also
QUESTION: I am writing to you with frustration and tears in my eyes. My car was involved in an accident in May 2013. I was travelling from Kingston to Old Harbour on the toll road. I was in the right lane going below the speed limit at about 100 kph.
The Bank of Jamaica is seen at left and large bank Scotiabank Jamaica is to the right. The central bank says non-performing loans are declining due to the impact of the nascent credit bureau system. Jamaica's central bank is reporting an annual average decline in new on-performing loans, or NPLs,
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Tropical Storm Harvey intensified Thursday into a hurricane that forecasters said would be the first major storm to hit Texas in 12 years. Sustained winds reached 80 mph (129 kph) more than a day before landfall was expected late Friday between Port O'Connor and
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) said that effective August 25 the rate offered on overnight placements with the Bank, the policy interest rate, will be reduced to 3.50 per cent from 3.75 per cent. The adjustment to the policy rate reflects the Bank’s assessment that inflation will be within
Lana Forbes, vice president for sales, products and branding at CUNA Caribbean Insurance Jamaica, speaks with Michael Fisher, general manager of Paymaster Jamaica, at the signing of a partnership agreement between their companies, at CUNA Caribbeans offices at the CWJ Building, 51 Half Way Tree Road, Kingston on Thursday,
HOW IS THE ECONOMY? According to STATIN, inflation for the month of April 2017 was approximately 0.3 per cent, and it fell further to 0.1 per cent in May but displayed a clear structural shock, spiking to 0.7 per cent in June and 0.6 per cent in July. This
MMB Merchant Bank is now a licensed commercial bank operating as JMMB Bank (Jamaica) Ltd. The group's entry into the commercial banking sector became official on Monday, making it the eighth commercial bank operating on the island. It also marks a significant milestone for JMMB, which is celebrating its
Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Board/The Commission of Strata Corporations (REB/CSC) Sandra Watson Garrick, speaking at a recent JIS 'Think Tank'. (Photo: JIS) LEGISLATION is in the works for the Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations (REB/CSC) to be given the responsibility for gated complexes. Speaking at a
President of Guardian Life Limited, Eric Hosin (left), offers words of encouragement to recipients of Guardian Life Limited's Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) Top Girl and Boy scholarships, Grace-Lee Bolt (second left) and Alex Gray (second right), during a ceremony held today (August 23) at the company's head office on
